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package org.apache.harmony.javax.naming;

/**
 * A <code>StringRefAddr</code> refers to an address which is represented by a
 * string such as a URL or hostname.
 */
public class StringRefAddr extends RefAddr {

	/*
	 * This constant is used during deserialization to check the version which
	 * created the serialized object.
	 */
	private static final long serialVersionUID = -8913762495138505527L;

	/**
	 * The address itself. For StringRefAddr the address is a string such as a
	 * URL or hostname.
	 * 
	 * @serial
	 */
	private final String contents;

	/**
	 * Constructs a <code>StringRefAddr</code> object using the supplied address
	 * type and address.
	 * 
	 * @param type
	 *            the address type which cannot be null
	 * @param address
	 *            the address itself which may be null
	 */
	public StringRefAddr(String type, String address) {
		super(type);
		contents = address;
	}

	/**
	 * Get the string containing this address.
	 * 
	 * @return a string containing this address which may be null
	 */
	@Override
	public Object getContent() {
		return contents;
	}

}
